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How Maricopa Community Colleges are Leading with Workforce-aligned Bachelor’s Degrees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2021, Arizona community colleges received approval to offer baccalaureate degrees. As more two-year colleges begin implementing bachelors degrees, I encourage their leaders to collaborate with Maricopa Community Colleges. Todays learners require affordable pathways to high-demand, high-wage careers.

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Honoring Excellence in Urban Teaching

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It was Davis who nominated Thompson for the Urban Educator of the Year award that was presented to her last week in Cancun, Mexico at the International Conference on Urban Education —the biennial convening organized by the Urban Education Collaborative at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In academic year 2021-22, 45.1% years in 2021-22.” California State University, Fresno Since receiving the Seal of Excelencia in 2021, California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) has expanded its comprehensive and holistic support services to support students and families while they are still in high school. “One

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FASHP Declares A National Crisis in Low Number of Men of Color in Health Care Professions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Of more than 6,500 2021 U.S. Of more than 20,000 2021-22 U.S. Of 824 2021-22 U.S. Meanwhile, the 2021 graduating class of veterinary medical students included only 0.6% West, secretary for FASHP and president of the American Dental Education Association. dental school graduates, 48.4% were men, of which 6.46% were HUMOC.

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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Latinos are key when it comes the nation’s engineering and technology workforce, according to a new joint report from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and the Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC). trillion in 2021 comes with 4.7% increase in undergrad engineering enrollment rates from 2010 (9.1%) to 2021 (15.8%).

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Scott Vignos Appointed VP and CDO at Oregon State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Scott Vignos Since September 2021, Vignos has been interim vice president and chief diversity officer, and this appointment solidifies his role there. Scott Vignos will become Oregon State University’s vice president and chief diversity officer, effective immediately.

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Another HBCU on Track for Reaccreditation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s taken months of collaboration across institutions, but east Tennessee’s only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) is on track to regain accreditation. In the 2021 school year, about $10 million went to HBCUs in the state through financial aid, and the year before that it was $12 million. That’s what it’s all about.